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GIO Looks at the Timeless Legacy of Belgian Bluestone

Giotile

Belgian Bluestone, also known as “Petit Granit,” is a distinctive and high-quality limestone quarried in Belgium for centuries. The stone is also known by many other names: Pierre Bleu, Belgian Granite, Belgian Bleu, and Coal Limestone, to name just a few.

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A Clean Slate: How Rough Slate Can Have a Clean Aesthetic

Architectural Ceramics

European countries that are lesser known but also offer slate quarries are Belgium, Germany, Italy and Wales. Most of Europe’s slate, for example, comes from Spain. They produce and export 90 percent of the region’s natural slate used for roofing or flooring.

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